AT SEVENTEEN

LEVEL 4C · 100 BPM · Janis Ian

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TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

I (C)learned the (C)truth at (Cmaj7)sev en (C6)teen, that (Dm11)love (Dm7)was meant for (A)beau ty (Dm7)queens

and (G7)high school girls with clear skinned smiles

who (C)mar ried young and (Cmaj7)then re (C6)tired.

It The (C)val en (C)tines I (Cmaj7)nev er (C6)knew,

the (Dm11)Fri (Dm7)day night (A)cha rades of (Dm7)youth

were (G7)spent on one more beau ti ful,

at (C)sev en (C)teen, I (Cmaj7)learned the (C)truth.

We And (Eb)those of us with rav aged fac es,

lack ing in the so cial grac es, in (Cm7)des p’rate ly re mained at home in (Cm7)vent ing lov ers on the phone who (Ab)called to say, “Come dance with me,” and (Cm7)mur mured vague ob scen i ties.

It is n’t all it seems

at (G7)sev en teen.

A (C)brown eyed (C)girl in (Cmaj7)hand me (C6)downs whose (Dm11)name (Dm7)I nev er (A)could pro (Dm7)nounce said, (G7)“Pit y, please, the ones who serve.

They (C)on ly get what (Cmaj7)they de (C6)serve.

It The (C)rich re (C)la tioned (Cmaj7)home town (C6)queen The (Dm11)mar (Dm7)ries in (A)to what she (Dm7)needs, a (G7)guar an tee of com pa ny and (C)ha ven (C)for the (Cmaj7)el der (C)ly.”